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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence AOC Said 'I Get My Food From The Grocery Store' In Response To Supply Disruptions From Collapsed Baltimore Bridge -- It's Satire

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    Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) say supply disruptions caused by the Baltimore bridge collapse don't concern her because she "get[s] her food from the grocery store?" No, that's not true: This quote comes from a satirical website and its Facebook page. An online search did not find the statement anywhere else other than repeats of the false claim. The claim…

    • Apr 8, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence AOC Said 'I Get My Food From The Grocery Store' In Response To Supply Disruptions From Collapsed Baltimore Bridge -- It's Satire Satire
  • Fact Check: Francis Scott Key Bridge Is NOT In Movie 'Leave The World Behind'

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    Is Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed in March 2024, in the Netflix movie "Leave the World Behind"? No, that's not true: Publicly available footage from the movie shows that the film contains no images or footage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship. The social media post that makes this…

    • Apr 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Francis Scott Key Bridge Is NOT In Movie 'Leave The World Behind' Compilation
  • Fact Check: WTC Developer Larry Silverstein Did NOT Get '$1 Trillion' Insurance Payout From Baltimore Bridge

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    Did World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein get a "$1 trillion" insurance payout resulting from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore? No, that's not true: The claim cited an amount of money no individual in the world is known to possess. The claim did not supply, nor could Lead Stories find, evidence supporting the claim that he owns…

    • Apr 3, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: WTC Developer Larry Silverstein Did NOT Get '$1 Trillion' Insurance Payout From Baltimore Bridge Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict Baltimore Bridge Collapse -- Image Was Created By AI

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    Did "The Simpsons" TV show predict that a ship would crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor? No, that's not true: The image purportedly foretelling the crash was created using artificial intelligence, based on the results of three image analysis tools used by Lead Stories. Additionally, there is no evidence the image ever appeared online ahead of…

    • Mar 29, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict Baltimore Bridge Collapse -- Image Was Created By AI AI-Generated
  • Fact Check: Photo Showing Black Figure On Bridge Does NOT Show Baltimore Bridge Shortly Before Collapse -- It's Old Picture, Different Bridge

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    Does a photo showing a black figure on a bridge depict a situation on the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor shortly before it collapsed on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The image is an old picture of a different bridge. The photo with the shadowy shape appeared online more than a decade before a container cargo…

    • Mar 28, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Photo Showing Black Figure On Bridge Does NOT Show Baltimore Bridge Shortly Before Collapse -- It's Old Picture, Different Bridge Pre-2024 Photo
  • Fact Check: Buttigieg Remarks About Racism And Underpass Were NOT Made After Collapse Of Key Bridge In Baltimore

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    Did Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg make remarks about how racism went into design choices after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The video clip in a social media post dates back to a November 9, 2021, White House daily briefing. Buttigieg's 2021 remarks were a response to a direct question…

    • Mar 27, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Buttigieg Remarks About Racism And Underpass Were NOT Made After Collapse Of Key Bridge In Baltimore 2021 Footage
  • Fact Check: Captain Of Ship That Hit Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Was NOT Ukrainian

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    Was the captain of the Dali cargo vessel that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 24, 2024, Ukrainian? No, that's not true: A representative of the company operating the ship confirmed to Lead Stories that all 22 crew members on board were Indian nationals. The claim about the Ukrainian captain purportedly being in charge of Dali…

    • Mar 27, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Captain Of Ship That Hit Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Was NOT Ukrainian Indian Crew
  • Fact Check: Mitch McConnell's Sister-In-Law Angela Chao Is NOT Listed As CEO Of Company That Owns Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge

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    Is Angela Chao, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law who drowned in a fatal car accident in February 2024, listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit Baltimore's Key Bridge on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: Chao is listed as the chair and CEO of Foremost Group, an American shipping company headquartered in…

    • Mar 27, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Mitch McConnell's Sister-In-Law Angela Chao Is NOT Listed As CEO Of Company That Owns Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge Another Owner
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Large Explosion' Of Francis Scott Key Bridge -- It's A Video From October 2022

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    Does a video show an explosion on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, that collapsed on March 26, 2024? No, that's not true: The video shows an explosion on a bridge over the Kerch Strait between Russia and Crimea in October 2022. At the time of writing there is no evidence that an explosion was involved in the…

    • Mar 26, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Large Explosion' Of Francis Scott Key Bridge -- It's A Video From October 2022 2022 Video
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